About Laughlin’s – Minnesota Pest and Critter Control

For over 9 decades, LAUGHLIN’S has been providing Minnesota pest and critter control for the, Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area.

Let our family keep your family safe with our comprehensive Minnesota pest and critter control services.

In 1920 Hank Smith opened the doors of Smith Exterminating for business, offering the city of Minneapolis pest control services. Hank owned and operated Smith Exterminating until 1955. During those years, Hank opened the doors for H.V. Smith Co. a chemical compounder of soaps, waxes, disinfectants, insecticides and rodenticides.

Robert Laughlin purchased the companies from Hank in 1955, and Robert owned and operated Smith until he sold the company to his son, Michael, in 1978. Michael assumed control of the company in 1978 and changed the name to Laughlin’s Pest Control Co., Inc.

Mike has been at the helm ever since.

In 1989, seeing the need to add services for nuisance animals, Laughlin’s acquired Critter Control of Minnesota. This division of Laughlin’s deals with wild animals that invade peoples homes, yards and businesses.

Since 2007, Laughlin’s has added turf and ornamental, lawn maintenance, goose control and snow plowing services.

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Pest Control Blog

Hearing a telltale scratching in your attic? Here is a standard squirrel removal method. For Emergency Call Pest Control: (651) 646-6431 One of the most common pest problems are squirrels that have chewed their way into homes. The method to remove those squirrels is fairly simple, provided you don’t mind working on a ladder. […]

For Emergency Call Pest Control: (651) 646-6431 There’s no such thing as one mouse… if there’s one there’s usually dozens! Find out here the why and how on getting rid of mice. Mousey Mousey…. Ever hear this conversation at 11.30pm? Night 1: Honey! What’s that noise? It sound like […]

This year’s war on wasps and bees in Minnesota is necessary in part due to climate change: when there are not enough freezing days these insects flourish, and it allows them a much higher probability of survival than when the winters are harsh. Therefore, colonies are larger than ever, wasps and bees are hungry, and […]

These little animals run our world and ruin our kitchens; an estimated 322 quadrillion and (That’s 322,000 trillion – as much mass as all the human beings on the planet) are on Earth turning over soil and preying on other insects daily. This is a great opportunity for myrmecologists (ant specialists) to drop a little ant science. […]

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For over 9 decades, LAUGHLIN’S has been providing Minnesota pest and critter control for the, Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area.
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